Details of exhibit
- Exhibition:
- 1908 Fifty-third Annual Exhibition of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain
- Exhibit title:
- Forgery by Surcharge
- Exhibitor:
- Professor Dr. R. A. Reiss
- Section:
- Scientific and Technical Photography and its Application to Processes of Reproduction
- Exhibit No.:
- 429
- Description:
- 1. The 2 before the 9 was added with a different pencil. The photograph was taken at an oblique angle.
2A and 2B. These prints show the reconstruction, by photograph, of an address, which had been erased. The address could not be seen at all by the naked eye.
3A and 3B. These prints show the identification, by photography, of a chisel which had been used to force a piece of furniture. Fig. 3A shows the chisel (jemmy), which fits exactly into the mark; Fig. 3B shows the marks left by the jemmy. - Exhibit type:
- Photographic equipment and supplies
- Process:
- [Not Listed] ()
- Award:
- none
